1
: a toothed wheel whose teeth engage the links of a chain
2
: a cylinder with teeth around the circumference at either end that project through perforations in something (such as movie film) to move it through a mechanism (such as a projector)
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The derailleurs should move the chain easily between sprockets – the front between the chain rings and the rear across the gear cluster or cassette.
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George Petras, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2025
But the company states that the compact unit will ship to ebike makers with a wiring harness, cranks, sprockets and a large chainring.
—Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 18 Feb. 2025
With their sprockets chained together, the hand and leg cranks spin at the same speed to turn the bike's 45-centimeter-diameter flywheel about 300 revolutions per minute during a typical workout.
—IEEE Spectrum, 21 June 2011
The sprockets are Lyndall components and the clutch and open belt drive are from Belt Drives Ltd..
MB Cycles
A 4.5-inch headlight is mounted within a Fork Co. fairing along with 10-inch adjustable risers and mid-rise bars are up front.
—New Atlas, 27 Dec. 2024
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George Petras, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2025
But the company states that the compact unit will ship to ebike makers with a wiring harness, cranks, sprockets and a large chainring.
—Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 18 Feb. 2025
With their sprockets chained together, the hand and leg cranks spin at the same speed to turn the bike's 45-centimeter-diameter flywheel about 300 revolutions per minute during a typical workout.
—IEEE Spectrum, 21 June 2011
The sprockets are Lyndall components and the clutch and open belt drive are from Belt Drives Ltd..
MB Cycles
A 4.5-inch headlight is mounted within a Fork Co. fairing along with 10-inch adjustable risers and mid-rise bars are up front.
—New Atlas, 27 Dec. 2024
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“Sprocket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sprocket. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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sprocket
noun
sprock·et
ˈspräk-ət 
1
: one of many points that stick up on the rim of a wheel shaped so as to fit into the links of a chain
2
: a wheel having sprockets
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